ISBER
Institute for Social, Behavioral and Economic Research
University of California at Santa Barbara
2009–2010
Request for Proposals
Graduate Research Award for Social Science Surveys (GRASSS) Submission
deadline: December 31, 2009
Purpose
The UCSB Institute
for Social, Behavioral, & Economic Research, in conjunction with social
science departments, the Dean of the Social Sciences, the Dean of the Graduate
Division, the Dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, and the Dean of
the Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences announces the 2009-2010
Call for Proposals for the second annual Graduate Research Award for Social
Science Surveys (GRASSS). The purpose of this program is to enrich the quality
of graduate survey research in the social sciences at UCSB through a
competitive program of awards to graduate students. All survey research
projects are welcome. All eligible graduate students are encouraged to
apply.
Eligibility
Graduate
students in Departments and Programs in the Division of Social Sciences and the
Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences of the College of Letters
and Science and the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education are eligible to submit
proposals. Collaborative proposals may include graduate students outside
these areas long as the lead investigator is a
student within the Division of Social Sciences, the Division of Mathematical,
Life, and Physical Sciences, or the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education.
Criteria
The program will
fund survey research projects at all stages of development, as long as there is
an identifiable outcome or product from the funded activity. Priority will be
given to projects likely to lead to degree completion or extramural funding.
Application
Procedures
Budgets and
allowable expenses
Typical graduate
student surveys range from $500–$2,000. Normally, survey costs will not exceed
$3,000 for most web-based surveys. The Social Science Survey Center will
provide the following services:
- Research consulting and design
- Computer Assisted Telephone
Interview (CATI)
- Web-based data collection
- Self-administered, paper-based,
mail surveys
- Multimode quantitative and
qualitative data collection
- Data management and analysis
Timeline for
proposed work and award administration
All projects
funded in this cycle will have a start date of February 1, 2010, and an end
date of December 31, 2010. All project funds will be directly administered by
ISBER. No extensions will be
granted. Disbursement of funds is contingent on Human Subjects Approval from
the UCSB Office of Research. All un-used funds will be returned to ISBER for
future GRASSS awards. Work must start no later than September 27, 2010.
Evaluation and
review
Eligible
proposals will be reviewed by a committee of social science faculty under the
direction of the Director of the Social Science Survey Center. Proposals will
be reviewed for their quality, significance, clarity, and feasibility. Funding
decisions will be made in January 2010.
Completed proposals should include the following:
- Proposal cover sheet - available on
the ISBER web site at: http://www.isber.ucsb.edu/files/GRASS coversheet.pdf
- Proposal narrative, including: a
statement of the problem, a statement of
significance, scholarly background, methods and procedures, and plan of
work (3 pages, single-spaced
maximum, 12 pt. type)
- References cited (no page limit)
- Interview instrument, if available
- Proposed budget and justification
(please set up an appointment with SSSC Associate Director, Paolo
Gardinali, for assistance in estimating survey costs and budget
preparation. He can be reached at extension x5213 or paolo@survey.ucsb.edu)
- C.V. (abbreviated 2-page maximum)
- A letter of endorsement from the
graduate student’s advisor must be included with the proposal. This letter
should confirm the scholarly context, support the plan of work, and affirm
that the timeframe is realistic, as well as provide comment regarding the
frequency of student contact during the project. The letter may be e-mailed.
Submission of
proposals
Please contact
Paolo Gardinali, Associate Director,
Submit an
electronic copy of the proposal and coversheet by 5 p.m. on December 31, 2009,
to Paula Ryan at: paula@isber.ucsb.edu. Late proposals will not be considered
for funding in this cycle. There are no exceptions.
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